Suspected Santa Cruz car burglar arrested Friday morning

SANTA CRUZ - A 45-year-old man with a history of drug use and burglary was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of burglarizing a car.

Astute residents called police after they saw someone rifling around inside their car, which was parked on the 100 block of Holway Drive around 3:40 a.m., Santa Cruz Police Deputy Chief Steve Clark said.

A couple of blocks away, officers found John Kennedy on a bicycle with burglary tools and a methamphetamine pipe. The car owners hasn't seen the burglar's face but their description of his clothing and building fit Kennedy, Clark said.

Kennedy, who is on parole, was arrested on suspicion of burglary and booked into Santa Cruz County Jail.

Clark said Kennedy has a lengthy criminal history that includes five arrests for burglary and drugs in 2012 alone.